nepal mission 1896-1898
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THE
NEPAUl t
MISSION
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DEAR FRIENDS,
ou will remember that our chief aim in starting Independent Mission Work at
Sukhia was to reach with the Gospel some
of
the 3 000 000 people Goorkhas
and
others who live inside the closed
land
of Nepaul a native state in the North
of India nearly as large as England and at present without any missionaries. We began
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work here on 13th September, 1897,
and
would now ask you to join us in thanking God
for all that He has enabled us to do,
and
in praying for greater things in days to come.
We
found Sukhia
an
even more suitable centre
than
we expected it would be.
'Week by week
the
Bazaar is visited by large numbers
of
Nepaulis, many of whom
come
15 days' journey
or
more from
the
interior
of
Nepaul,
and
to them
and
others
the
Gospel
has been preached,
the
Word of God sold,
and
medical help given.
Though our
way is
not
yet open to go into
the
interior, w have
been
able to
do
a good deal
of
itinerating
on
foot along
the
Nepaul frontier, often climbing
:2
or
3000 feet a day,
and
at times
to
sleep for a night or two across the border, holding Gospel and lantern llleetings, and
doing much-needed medical work.
uring
the 15
months
now reported on, the attend
ance at meetings
w
have held has been fully 12,000, to whom either directly or through
our friend Mr. David Macdonald, a
Government
official at Ghoom, the Gospel has been
preached, while 8646 cases have received medical help (1981 in 1897 and 6665 in 1898),
and
w
know
the
Lord
has blessed
the
help given to
the
healing
of
many.
One
man,
who was brought to us terribly mauled by a bear, and whose face had to be stitched in
more than thirty places, made a good recovery, and
w have
since twice been able to visit
his house some miles over the borde in N epaul, and to hold meetings there. Every
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morning before the dispensary is opened
we
hold a short meeting with the patients
and
their friends, and on Bazaar days, and usually on Sundays, an open-air meeting is held in
front
of
our house. During the dry season we have been able to visit a number
of
Bazaars in the district, some
of
which are never visited by other missionaries, and have
also had well attended lantern meetings on some
of
the many tea gardens around us. A
little has been done, but there are still many not far
off
who have never heard of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and we much need the help of fellow workers, if they are to be
reached.
While our work here for some time to come will likely
be
principally that
of
sowing
the seed, -for
many Nepaulis only come to Sukhia twice or thrice a year,-yet
we
have
already
had
the joy
of
seeing two souls profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, one being a
Bhutia widow
41
years old, and the other a Lepcha lad. After some months' probation
they were baptised in our house on 10th September last,
and
seem to be going on well.
As you probably know, we ask no help for ourselves, and will only use for our
personal wants sums specially sent for that purpose, but
we
value the fellowship
of
others
in meeting the extra cost of the evangelistic and medical work. Donations may be sent
to
Messrs.
MORGAN SCOTT
12 Paternoster Buildings, London,
E.c.,
who will acknow-
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ledge them in The Christian in which paper and also in Bright Words (3 Lochrin
Terrace, Edinburgh price 1/6 a year) accounts of our work from time to time appear.
The annexed accounts, which cover the period from the date when the first donation for
Nepaul reached us to the close of the year 1898, will show that the current needs of the
work have been fully met. Part of the balance on hand has been specially given for
building purposes, but as sufficient has not yet been received to put up a Dispensary and
much-needed Hall for meetings, on the ground which has been granted to us by Govern
ment at a nominal rent, we propose having part of the native shop (see annexed photo.)
in which we are living altered so as to provide a small hall at least. This is urgently
required, for the room presently used as a dispensary is quite too small for the numbers
who often come to our daily meetings,
and
a larger place must be provided
at
once.
To
all who in any way have been fellow-helpers in the work here,
we
send very
heartfelt thanks: to the many who have prayed for us: to the friends, some known
to
us
and some unknown, who have through The Christian and Bright Wo .-ds
or
directly, sent
gifts for the work: to the shipping firms, who have kindly brought out medical and other
stores free of freight: to the ladies, who by holding drawing-room sales of work, have
helped so largely to provide the needed funds, and specially to Mrs. John Colville, the
Yarrow, Motherwell,
N.R
and Mrs Marr, for all their labour of love in arranging and
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corresponding
about the
sales. Any ladies who would like to help by holding a small
drawing-room sale
of Indian
things sent
home
by us, might write to Mrs. Colville
at
above
address, who will gladly send particulars.
Ever since coming here we have been very conscious
of
being upheld by prayer, and
in closing this short
Report
may we ask you to pray yet more fervently
and
expectantly
that we may be blessed ourselves,
and
used for the coming
of
Christ s Kingdom in
Nepaul?
'
e are,
dear
friends,
NEPAUL MISSION HOUSE
SUKHIA-POKHRI
DARJEELING
INDIA.
Yours in
His
service,
J
\Y
and
R
R
INNES WRIGHT.
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TH
NEP UL
MISSION
Caslt
SialelJle1tt
from
27 fl Odober,
I696 to
JIst December,
I898.
H O M E A C C O U N T
To Collections at l\leetings,
Donations received direct,
Do. per
The Cllristian,
Do. per Bright W01-ds
Do. for American
Organ ...
Nett
Proceeds from Sales of
Work
189798,
By
\Iedicines and
Instruments,
American Organ
...
Lantern Slides
and Fittings
Scripture Cartoons, Blackboards, Books,
.
Expenses connected
with
Meetings, Brz ght Words, Postages,
Remittances
to
India (see next page), ...
Balance
in
Bank and
with Messrs. Morgan
Scott
...
20 16 10
86 18
:{
57
6
7
7
3 0
9
0
0
68
6 6
249
2
39
4 9
9
0 0
7
0
4
3 4
5
2
6
120
0
0
65 2
3
249
2
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Cask Statement jro11l 27tk
October
.896 to .JIst December I898.
INDI N
CCOU
NT
To
Proceeds of Remittances for 120 (see next page), ...
Donation No.
I-Biggar
Proceeds
P.O.O.
3 16/-.
Do.
No.2-Calcutta
Do.
No.3-Dysart
Do. Do.
4
Do. No.
4-Sukhia
Do. No.
5-Mim
Do. No.6-Nepaul
Small
Donations-Sukhia
Gospels sold-Nepali Hindi, Tibetan,
By
Dock Dues,
Duty.
Carriage. Cartage,
Medicines and Food for Patients,
Dispensary Furniture, Fittings, Alterations, ...
Rent
of
Dispensary, Native Evangelist. Sweeper,
Tent Camping Utensils, Coolies on Tours, ; ..
Go pels,
Books, Photos,
Balance,
pHOOM, ~ r March
I899.-Examined and .found Correct.
F. FREPEltlCKSON
Supt. Scandinavian Alliance
AlissUJn.
Rs 1804 13
60 13
16 0
60 0
4 0
]6
0
20
()
21
2
13 0
Rs 2015 12
Rs
130 0
744
7
138 9
333 3
138
8
30 3
500 13
Rs
2015 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
3
0
0
6
9
6